VISIT VIZ MEDIA AT NEW YORK COMIC CON, BOOTH #1944
VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES KIDS ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL
BOOTH APPEARANCES AT
2013 NEW YORK COMIC CON
Celebrate An Annual Weekend Of Fun Aimed At Younger Readers At
The East Coast’s Largest Comics And Pop Culture Gathering With Special
Booth Activities And Guest Appearances For BEN 10 OMNIVERSE,
HELLO KITTY®, MAX STEEL™, MONSUNO® And UGLYDOLL®
VIZ Media celebrates a special day devoted to young and young-at-heart fans during the annual tradition of KIDS DAY – Sunday, October 13th – at the 2013 New York Comic Con held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.
VIZ Media has scheduled not only fun booth appearances and autograph sessions for Kids Day but an entire weekend of activities. Meet an array of visionary writers and artists for hit original kids series including BEN 10 OMNIVERSE, HELLO KITTY®, MONSUNO® COMBAT CHAOS™, MAX STEEL™ and UGLY DOLL®. Fans can also catch a variety of free promotional giveaways, including bookmarks and posters, or pick up a free kids comics sampler and learn more about the array of action-packed, fun and inventive titles that are published by the company’s Perfect Square imprint.
New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular culture convention, and plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. More information on New York Comic Con is available at: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com.
VIZ Media’s Perfect Square imprint focuses on delivering original comics, manga (graphic novels) and other children’s books with an emphasis on strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics, empowering themes, and a dash of irreverence, that captures the imagination of a whole new generation. Additional information on titles published by Perfect Square is available at www.PerfectSquare.com.
Saturday, October 12th – New York Comic Con Kids Day! Events & Activities
11:30AM – 1:30PM
HELLO KITTY Photo Op at VIZ Media booth #1944
Celebrate the release of VIZ Media’s new HELLO KITTY original graphic novels by meeting Hello Kitty in person!
2:30PM – 3:30PM
UGLYDOLL Signing With Artist Ian McGinty and Photo Op at VIZ Media booth #1944
Meet UGLYDOLL artist Ian McGinty at the VIZ Media booth and get an exclusively signed free poster and UGLYDOLL comic! Uglydoll Big Toe will also be at the booth!
4:15PM-5:15PM
Panel: Writing for Kids of All Ages: Perfect Square (Room 1A15)
Perfect Square is dedicated to delivering “squarely perfect storytelling” for kids and kids at heart. That means any age comics reader can enjoy new content with beloved characters starting with the youngest readers to the most seasoned true comics fan. Discussing the importance of what it means to make age-appropriate comics that everyone can enjoy are the highly-acclaimed writers for Perfect Square including Brian Smith (writer VOLTRON FORCE, MONSUNO, MAX STEEL; former DC & Marvel editor), former Marvel editors Sebastian Girner (writer MONSUNO) and Cory Levine (writer MONSUNO, BEN 10: OMNIVERSE), B. Clay Moore (writer MAX STEEL, BEN 10: OMNIVERSE), Jacob Chabot (writer/artist HELLO KITTY), Corin Howell (writer/artist BEN 10: OMNIVERSE) and Tom Pinchuk (writer MAX STEEL). The panel will be moderated by Perfect Square’s editorial team: Beth Kawasaki, Joel Enos and Traci Todd.
Sunday, October 13th – New York Comic Con Kids Day! Events & Activities
10:30AM – 11:30AM
HELLO KITTY Signing With Artist/Writer Jacob Chabot and Photo Op at VIZ Media booth #1944
Celebrate the release of VIZ Media’s new HELLO KITTY original graphic novels by meeting Eisner-nominated HELLO KITTY graphic novel artist Jacob Chabot, and get a free signed poster, and meet Hello Kitty in person! Don’t miss Hello Kitty in brand new stories as you've never seen her before!
12:00PM – 1:00PM
UGLYDOLL Signing With Ian McGinty and Photo Op at VIZ Media booth #1944
Meet UGLYDOLL artist Ian McGinty at the VIZ Media booth and get an exclusively signed free poster and UGLYDOLL comic! Uglydoll Big Toe will also be at the booth!
1:00PM – 2:00PM
MONSUNO Signing With Graphic Novel Writers Brian Smith & Writer Sebastian Girner at VIZ Media booth #1944
Meet MONSUNO graphic novel writers Brian Smith and Sebastian Girner, and get a signed art card! MONSUNO COMBAT CHAOS is an epic character-driven adventure that follows five teenagers as they create emotional bonds with huge monsters called Monsunos, mysterious creatures that were delivered to Earth via meteors millions of years ago.
2:00PM – 3:00PM
BEN 10: OMNIVERSE Signing With Writer Cory Levine and Artist Corin Howell at VIZ Media booth #1944
Meet some of the talented team behind the new original graphic novel series based on the hit animated series that airs currently on Cartoon Network! Writer Cory Levine and artist Corin Howell will be signing art cards.
3:00PM – 4:00PM MAX STEEL Signing With Writers B. Clay Moore and Tom Pinchuk at VIZ Media booth #1944
Meet writers B. Clay Moore and Tom Pinchuk, and get a signed postcard! Catch the turbo charged adventures and action of MAX STEEL and receive a special free signed art card.
Additional information on titles published by Perfect Square is available at www.PerfectSquare.com.
Additional information on titles available from VIZ Media is available at www.VIZ.com.
